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Muqan Qaghan
Muqan Qaghan was ruler of the Gokturk Empire from 553 to 572. Under him the empire expanded dramatically, exterminating the remaining Rouran and defeating the Khitans. His brother Istami led campaigns westward, making the Gokturks a power stretching across the Eurasian steppe.
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